Movement Leaders Dream Big for Reparations
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A Way Out of the Debt Ceiling Crisis
Unionized government employees are stepping in.
Will California Realize Reparations to Its Black Residents?
The California Reparations Task Force is readying its final report, which includes suggested financial compensation, to send to the state legislature for debate and approval.
How Do We Make City Streets Safer?
Car accidents and violent police incidents have made L.A. streets among the deadliest in the nation. One organization is advocating for solutions.
ACLU Sues Montana Over Anti-Trans Law
Keegan Medrano, policy director at the ACLU of Montana, speaks with YES! Racial Justice and Civil Liberties Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on Rising Up With Sonali about the Montana bill banning gender-affirming treatment for minors.
The Abortion Pill Remains Available鈥擣or Now
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A Remedy for Corruption on the High Court
Justice Clarence Thomas鈥檚 newly revealed dealings likely broke the law. Amid calls for his resignation are demands to expand the court.
Turmoil in Tennessee Makes Case for Multiracial Democracy
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� YES! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Lisa Sherman Luna, Executive Director of Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition Votes, and DaMareo Cooper, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy Action.
A Documentary Follows a Malawian Farmer Seeking Climate Justice
For 鈥淩ising Up with Sonali,鈥� YES! Racial Justice editor Sonali Kolhatkar interviews producer, director, and activist Raj Patel.
Transphobia and Allyship on Trans Day of Visibility
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Closing the Gender Wage Gap
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Embracing the Inevitable End: A Preview of YES!鈥檚 Spring Issue
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Ohio Derailment Sparks Renewed Calls to Nationalize Rail
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Why Harriet Tubman Belongs on the $20 Bill
In a new book detailing the context of race and democracy that frames the reasons why Harriet Tubman and not, say, Andrew Jackson, belongs on the bill, author Clarence Lusane takes us on a critically important historical tour.
Why Reparations Isn鈥檛 Just About Money
A new report, A Dream in Our Name, by Liberation Ventures examines how changing anti-Black narratives and reducing the racial wealth gap are central to the project of reparations.
Alicia Garza Talks About the Purpose of Power
By coming together and each finding our own unique way to contribute to the struggle, we can move ever closer to our collective liberation.
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Vandana Shiva: Reciprocal Care Will Give Us a Future
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YES! Editors Answer Your Burning Questions
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25 Years of YES!: Hope, Progress, and Setbacks
A robust conversation with YES! co-founders Sarah van Gelder and David Korten, as well as longtime contributing editor Vandana Shiva.
Transformative Justice: Thriving Forward Together
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Rittenhouse Verdict Highlights Statistical White Supremacy in Our Judicial System
White vigilantes get the benefit of the doubt in U.S. courtrooms.
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